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WESTON, GEORGE DAKE, M. D., of Spring- field, is a native of old historic Windsor, Vermont. born August 9, 1860. He ac- quired his early education in the Windsor public schools and in the scientific depart- ment of Dartmouth college, where he grad- uated with the degree of "B. S." in 1884. Ile then entered the medical department of the University of Pennsylvania, at P'biladel- phia, and was graduated with the degree of M. D. in 1887. Subsequently he had fifteen months service in Philadelphia hospitals, and became a resident medical practitioner in Springfield in 1892. On July 30. 1901. Dr. Weston married Alice MI. Haskell, of Springfield, formerly of Ascutneyville, Ver- mont.
ROYCE, CHARLES ANDREW, D. o. Spring- field, was born in Barre, Vt., in 1852. Ile received a common school education and moved to Springfield in 1879. Ilis wife was E. Elizabeth, daughter of John Bran- ning of Lec. Mass. Their children are : Helen Elizabeth, horn in 1882; Mary Edith. born in 1885: John Branning, born In 1887 ; Robert Andrew, born in 1890; and Kather- ine, born in 1894. Of this family, the first Royce in America was Robert, who came from England to Boston in 1630. Ile was disarmed as an adherent of Anne Hutchin- son, returned to England in 1639, and tive years later again made his appearance in Boston, where he was afterward constable and member of assembly. Robert's son, Jonathan, settled in New London, Conn .. where he was one of the first and largest landholders. Ile married Deborah, daugh- ter of Ilugh Calkins. The second Jonathan, son of the first, removed to Lyme, Conn .. where he married Ruth Beckwith. Next In line was Nehemlah, who moved to Marlow, N. H., and marrled Abigail, daughter of Jean St. Augustine, a prominent Huguenot. Nehemiah's son, Samuel, was born In Mar- low In 1740, and died in 1802. He married Rebecca Beckwith and served as volunteer In the revolution. Andrew, the son of Samuel, was born In 1765, died In 1839. Ile moved to Royalton, Vt., and married Lorena Beckwith. The next and seventh funds for a school, which resulted In the in Ine was Andrew. born in 1805, and dled establishment of Dartmouth college. \ In 1864. Andrew's wife was Lucina Cooley. painting of Mr. Whittaker hangs in the whose mother's family name was Morgan. picture gallery of the college. Mr. Whit- The Morgan family moved from Hartford. \'t., to Hampden county, and the records show that Lucina Cooley's mother was a aker was born at Huntington. L. L. 1730. and died at Hampton, Va., 1795.
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member of First church, but other details (Jwronard) Bacon, his father being a son are not given. Andrew Royer became a of George Bacon, Jate of Brimfield, and his prominent Congregational clergyman and mother a daughter of William Leonard, late served in Vermont from 1835 to 18Gl. Sev- enteen years of that time he was pastor at Barre and founded the well known academy at that place. of Worthington. The ancestor of the fam- ily in Hampden county was James Bacon, who removed from Dudley to Brimfield at and early and now unknown date, but soon after his marriage (March 3. 1760) with Martha Jewell. James was a great great- grandfather of George A. Bacon, and was a soldier in the American army during the revolution.
ALLIS. DEXTER HunLitr, D. I. N .. of Springfield, was born in Hatfield, August 10. IM7. He acquired his early education in the Springfield grammar and high schools and his professional education in the Phila- delphla Dental college, where he was grad- uated in INSS. Dr. Allis' ancestor who first settled in what now is Hampden county, was John Searle, a native of Warwick. Eng., born about 1610, and who emigrated to America with the Puritans. Ile came soon afterward. it is sald. to the Pynchon plant- ation at Springfield, although Elizur Hol- yoke's record does not mention his name among the town residents in 1004. lle was, however, one of our early settlers and his farm lands extended from Cypress street to the Massasoit house, as now known. Tracing back to the period of early colonial Ulstory, we learn that Dr. Allis Is a descend- unt of Dr. Thomas Hastings, born In Water- town ('onn.t. in 1052 : removed to llatfield (Mass.), about 1675 and died in 1712. Je was the first physician of Hatfield. noth- er ancestor. Willlam Allis, from an early Puritan family, was born in Braintree in 1640. Another ancestor, Benjamin Wait, was born about 1646 and married in 1670. IIIs wife and children were made captives by the Indians during King Philip's war and were taken to Canada, from whence he rescued them only after great effort and danger. He himself was killed by the Indians in 1701, just at the beginning of Queen Anne's war.
BACON, GEORGE ALBERT, Attorney at law. residing in Springheld, Is a native of Brim- feld, born August 27. 1869 le acquired his elementary education in the public schools of Northampton i Mass, and llins- dale (N. Io, and afterward was a student in the academic department of Boston unl- versity, and still later in the law school of the same institution, where he graduted In 1895. He became a member of the Hamp- Un bar the same year. on January 22, 1902. Mr. Bacon married Mabel Marla Sedg- wirk. a native of Adams, Mass. George A. Baren is the son of Albert S, and Cynthia
BOND, GEORGE RAYNOLDS, Is a native of Springfield, born November 10, 1855, and has spent his business life in the city. Ile married. June 17, 1800, una Mumford Dakin (granddaughter of Col. Augustus G Hazard, of Enfield. Conn.), wbo died Octo- ber 9, 1897. Their children are Arthur Hazard Bond, born September 13, 1891; Fanny Hazard Bond, born May 2, 1893; and George Raynolds Bond, jr., born January 6, 1896. Mr. Bond's earliest ancestor in Hampden county was Thomas Bond (born September 17, 1777. died January 6, 1852 ; married Jemima Halloway Bush. of Boyls- ton). who removed from West Brookfield to Springfield in 1525, and was engaged in mercantile pursuits. The common ancestor of the family in America was William Bond, who came from England and settled in Watertown, Mass., about 1650. George Taylor Bond. father of George R. Bond, was born Jan. 22, 1817, and died Nov. 17, 1886 ; married June 1. 1854. Anna Lyman Dodd tof Burlington, Vt.), born Nov. 28. 1827, and died Oct. 29. 1864.
('LAPP. FREDERICK OLIVER, a resident of Springfield since 1871, is a native of Hins- dale. Berkshire county, born October 22, 1452. Ile was educated In the public schools of Hinsdale and Pittsfield, after which he started out to make his own way In life. lle was married October 16, 1877, with Emma Frost, by whom he has two chil- dreu : Edwin Oliver Clapp. born Aprll 14. 1\$3. and Marlon Emma Clapp, born June 14, 1893. On the paternal side Mr. Clapp is a descendant of old New England stock. his ancestor having been Thomas Clapp, born in Dorchester, England. in 1597, and who emigrated to America and settled in the Dorchester colony in 1633. Ile died .April 20. 1684, aged almost ninety years. The clapp suronme always has been well
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represented throughout the New England age, finding his sight failing. he committed states by men of acknowledged understand- ing and worth.
AVERY, HENRY, Whose residence in Spring- field dates from the year 1845, and who hy occupation among our people during the period of his active life was a tailor and clothier, was born in Griswold, Conn., De- cember 20, 1518. and was educated in the public schools of his native town. Later on he engaged in business pursuits and as a tailor by trade he came to Springfield in 1845. in 1847 (September 15) he married Sarah H. Taylor, and in 1897 the golden anniversary of his wedding was appropri- ately celebrated. John Avery. father of Henry, also was a native of Griswold. born November 23, 1780, and in the war of 1812- 15 he served as captain of a company in the defense of Stonington and Groton, although those towns were not attacked. John Avery (3d), grandfather of Henry, was born December 14. 1755, and was appointed by the Connecticut general assembly as one of the committee to furnish arms for the state troops during the revolution. The Avery ancestor in America was Christopher Avery, who emigrated from England in1630 . and settled in Boston or Gloncester. His son James came with him and was the fath- er of the Averys who settled in New Lon- don in 1051. and were afterward closely identified with the history, civil and eccle- siastical. of that town. James received a grant of land in Groton in 1656, and built his house there, the latter having been suc- cessively occupied by his descendants until 1894, when the old structure was burned.
to memory the New Testament, the I'salms and many portions of the Old Testament. Ile became totally blind before his death. liis son Amasa, ws born in Pomfret in 1720; married Hannah Miller, of Rehoboth. Mass .. and was captain with I'ntnam in the old Freuch war. His son, Robert, moved to South Wilbraham thow the town of Hamp- den. Hampden county. in 1781. Robert Session, just mentioned, was the first of the Sessions family to settle in Hampden coun- ty. He purchased and moved on to the Sessions homestead in South Wilbraham, now town of Ilampden. in 1751; he was born in Pomfret, March 15, 1752. married Anna Rnggles of Pomfret, April 10, 1778, and died on his farm, September 27, 1836, aged eighty-fonr years and seven months. His wife died November 22, 1838. Robert Sessions lived in Boston when a young man and was one of the party that threw the tea overboard in Boston harbor. De- cember 13, 1773. An account of the affir written by him appears in the historical narrative. "Tea Leaves," printed in 1884, Boston being at the time occupied by Brit- ish soldiers. he was obliged to flee the city and he returned to Pomfret. He turned out with his neighbor. Gen. Putnam, at the "Lexington Alarm" and was afterward paid for the same length of time as was Putnam. Ile afterwards served as lieutenant with Connecticut troops in the revolutionary army. Four of his brothers, Amasa, John, Nathaniel and Samuel, also served in the revolutionary army. His wife. Anna Rug- gles, had three brothers in the revolutionary army : Benjamin. Samuel and Edward Rug- glrs. Robert Sessions and his wife had thirteen children : Betsy and Charles (born in Pomfret). Robert. George, Nancy, Celina i mother of the Newell brothers of Spring. field ). Francis, Horace, Martha Phips. Han- nah Miller. Sumner. Nabby and William Vyne : twelve of the thirteen lived to ma- ture years. Robert and Horace served in the army in the war of 1812. Robert Ses- sions was a prominent citizen of his town. serving it as moderator, town clerk, trens- urer and selectman many times, and also us representative in the legislature three terms. He was appointed justice of the prace soon after he breame a citizen of the state and held the office until his death.
SESSIONS. WILLIAM It -The Sessions family. According to tradition the first Sessions to settle in America was Samuel Sessions, who came to Hoston with Gov. Dudley. After a short residence in Rox- bury, he settled in Andover. where Alexan- der Sessions, the first of our ancestors of whom we have record, was born In 1645. He married. April 24. 1672, Eliza Spoffard and died February 26, 1687. His son, Na- thaniel. was born August S. 1681, and died in 1771. Ile settled in Pomfret. C'onn., and was the first person that drove a team from Pomfret to Providence, opening a road for sixteen miles of the route through heavily wooded forest. He carried back to l'om- fret the first load of West Indla goods taken to that town. After he was righty years of His son, William V. his grandson, William
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R., and his great grandson. William J .. his 29. 1\\9; Mina Anderson, born in Benedict, sheressors in the ownership of the home- S. Dak .. March 11, 1890; Willlam Vyne, born In Benedict. April 29. 1892. died May
stead In Hampden, have rach by appoint ment of the governor. held the office of 24, 1822: Willlam Vyne. born in Hampden justice of the pware. His son, William Vyne, his immediate successor on the farm, was born in South Wilbraham. September 11. 1501; married Lydia Ames. November 24, 1529, and died April 9. 1907, aged ninety five years : his wife lydia, died July 3. 1\93, aged ninety-three years. Their children were Nancy Ruggles, born August 10, 1530, died March S. 1843 : Lydia Ames, born December 2%. 1833, married Rev. W. W. Woodworth : William Robert. born De. cember 3. 1×35 : Helen Victoria, born March 1. 13s. died March 1. 1-43. William Vyne Sessions spent his long life on the home- stead and was prominent in town affairs, often serving as selectman and assessor. He represented the town in the legislature une term and was county commissioner for three years. Ile belped to start the first factory in the town for the manufacture of woolen goods, and thus was an important factor In the growth of the town. His daughter, Lydia A., was educated at Mt. Holyoke and was the first principal of Lake Erle Female seminary at Painesville. Ohlo, the pioneer institution of that section for the higher education of women. William Robert Sessions was born in South Wilbra- ham tnow Hampden. December 3. 1935. and was educated in the common and select schools of South Wilbraham. He married first. Elsie W. Cunningham. March 11, 1556, who died July 20. 1869 ; he married second. Intey 2. Cunningham. October 26. 1870, who died January 10, 1887 : he married third. Clara Markham. August 22. 18Ss, who died February 13. 1900: he married fourth. Lydia Ellen Toombs. April 11. 1001. The children of William R. and Elsie W. Ses. sions were Elsje Mary, born September T. 1857: William Joseph, born December 18. 159 : Helen Lydia, born September 2. 1861. died May 21. 1983; Lucy Maria, born Ang. ust 4, 1865 ; Mortimer Walker, born Decem- ber 2. 1967. died Mary 17. 1842. All were born in South Wilbraham. Elsle Mary. marrled Jonas Coolidge Hills. of Hartford. Conn .. April 23. 1806; William Joseph mar- ried Mary E. Anderson, of Lawrence. Mc- Henry county. 111., February S. IsSi. Their children were Helen Lydia, horn in Bene- diet. S. Dak. October 25. 1895 dled March
Mass .. November 19. 1896, and Robert Lee, born in Hampden. June 3, 1899, died l'eb- ruary 16. 1900. Lucy Maria married Silas Ives Wallace, of Clinton, Mass., September 1, 1866. Their children are Earle Sessions, born in Clinton, July 29, 1887; Sylvia Per- ry. born September 24. 1896. William Rob- ert Sessions served as sergeant in Co. I, 46th Mass. infantry, in the war of 1861-5; was taken prisoner and sent to Libby prison ; served his town many terms as moderator. selectman, also as assessor and school committee : was appointed justice of the prace by the governor ; was representa- tive in the legislature in Ists ; state sena- tor. first Ilampden district, 1884 and 1885: member of Massachusetts state board of agriculture from 1879 to the present time : trustee of Massachusetts agricultural col- lege from 1885 to the present time ; secre- tary of the Massachusetts state board of agriculture, 1887 to 1899 ; member of Wil- cox Post. G. A. R. lle lived on the Sessions homestead in South Wilbraham ( Hampden) and farmed the ancestral acres until May 1. 1599, when his son, William J. Sessions, succeeded to this occupancy and ownership. The latter had spent twelve years in South Dakota. where he had served his township in various offices and represented the coun- ty of Sanborn in the state legislature for two years. Returning to his native town in 1896, he was soon called to serve as selectman and has held that office most of the time since. Governor Crane appointed him justice of the peace In 1902.
HAYNES, LINCOLN CALVIN. D. o. Spring- field, was born In Southbridge. Mass., April D. 1865; was educated in the Springfield public schools and was married September 12, 1809. to Mary Burr Cook. Of this unlon two children were born : Harriet. born June 16. 1900 and Rachel, born De- cember 25. 1901. Mr. Haynes has lived in Hampden county since 1807. One of the first American ancestors of the Haynes family was Walter, who was born in Sut- ton. Mandeville. Wiltshire, England, 1583. and came to America iu 163s. Ile located first at Watertown and lived there until Sudbury was settled. when he became one of the original proprietors. It was there
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he was made a freeman in 1640. lle was a representative in 1641, 1644. 1648 and 1651. and for ten years was a Sudbury selectman. His wife's name ws Elizabeth. He died February 14. 1665. John Haynes, sou of Walter, was born in England in 1621. came to America in 1037. one year before his father and settled in Watertown. He re- moved to Sudbury after his father had set- tled There. lle was made a freeman in 1646, and was elected representative in 1668. In 1666, 1600 and 1691 he served as selectman. lie was, in 1668. one of a com- mittee to erect a new meeting house. Octo- ber 14. 1642. he married Dorothy. daughter of Peter Noyes. On his mother's side, Mr. Ilaynes' first American ancestor was Joshua Bacheller, who was born in England. mar- ried there and came from Kent to America, with his brother Joseph. in 1636. Another prominent ancestor was Sergt. John Bachel- ler, son of Joshua. John was born in Eng- land. and died in Reading. Mass .. March 3. 1676. Previons to moving to Reading he resided in Watertown, where he was a pro- prietor, also a selectman (1636-37), and admitted a freeman in that place, May 13. 1640. Soon afterward he moved to Ded ham, 1650, and was a selectman from 1657 to 1664. Dr. William Bacheller, another ancestor, also gained distinction as the leading surgeon at the battle of Lexington, Ife continued with the continental troops until November 30, 1777, when he was hon- orably discharged. Lincoln Calvin Haynes' first Hampden county ancestors were Jos- eph Haynes and James Bacheller. The former was born in 1687 and died March 6. 1775. His wife was Mary Gates, He was one of the original proprietors of Brimfield, about 1721. James Bacheller was born In Haverhill. Mass .. May 28. 1807: married Clarinda Walker. September 7. 1835. died June 21. 1892. He moved from Southbridge to Brimfield in April, ISTI. Lincoln Calvin Haynes' parents were Calvin Bughee, born in 1833, and died in 1975, and Mary Bach- eller Haynes, born in 1836. The other chil- dren of these parents were James Everett. born in 1862, and Clara Belle, born in ING3.
called "Allyn Point," and was six miles below Norwich, Conn., opposite the Mohegan fields and in full view of the ancient fort of U'neas. John Allyn. son o. Robert Allyn, was baptized at Salem. Mass., May 22. 1642. and inherited Allyn Point: was a man of prominence : assistant to the first county court (New London, Conn.) in 1666: pre. siding at the court in 1671. and died 1709. leaving one son. Robert Allyn. born Sept. -. 1671. This son. Robert, inherited Allyn Point; had eleven children. one of the sons, James, was born Feb. 29. 1690-1700, at Allyn Point. New London, Conn. James had twelve children, among whom was David Allyn. born (et. 23, 1750. in what was then Groton, Conn .. It is now Led yard. David Allyn was a corporal, enlisted May 6, 1775, in Captain Thomas Knowlton's company, 3d regiment. under General Israel Putnam. 1775. marched to camps formed around Boston ; stationed during the seige in Putnam's center division at Cambridge In the latter part of the ISth century David removed to Montgomery, Mass .. riding a horse from Groton to Montgomery, and car- rying his son David on the horse in front of him. This David had thirteen children. He applied for a pension January 1. 1933. at which time he was residing at Montgom ery. The pension was allowed for nlue. months' actual servler as a private ; three months and sixteen days service is a cor- poral. and five months and fifteen days ser- vice as a sergeant in Connecticut troops, revolutionary war. llis son. David, was born in Giroton. JJuly 20. 1791. and died at Montgomery in 1960. He married Johanna Barrett. They had twelve children, among whom was Samuel Barrett Allyn. born August 31. 1821. In Montgomery, and dled in Ilolyoke March 27. 1900, Samuel moved to Holyoke In 1817. and was identified with the first beginning of the town: a "meat man" and real estate dealer, and for a time was Identified with the Holyoke paper com- pany. le bad two children. Robert Arthur Allyn and Mary Katherine Allyu. Robert AArthur Allyn. 225 High street. Holyoke. Mass., born November 23. İŞGo, at Holyoke. Mass .. was educated at flolyoke public
THIE ALLYN FAMILY. Robert Allyn was at Salem, Mass .. In 1637 : a member of the schools and Amherst college, where he was graduated In 1892 : studied law In Westtield and Holyoke, and admitted . to the bar lu 1804: appointed special justler Holyoke church in 1642: came to New London. Conn., in 1651 : received large grants of land, one being on the east side of the river in what is now færdyard This is still police court, Jun- 13. 1900, by Governar
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Crane. lle married Elizabeth Rockwell captive" of the Indians (French and Indian Coolry of Westfield. Mass .. Jan. 1. 1895. They have two children. Helen Elizabeth Allyn. born November 28, 1895. and Cath- erine Merrill Allyn, born October 28, 1899.
PORTER. MISS CHARLOTTE W. John Por- ter was one of the founders and patriots of the colony of Massachusetts Bay about 1630. The records in England give his descent in the sixteenth generation from William de la Grande, a Norman knight, who came with the army of the Norman duke at the conquest. A. D .. 1066. and that acquired lands at or near Kenilworth, in
Warwickshire. His son Ralph became "Grand Porteur" to Henry 1. A. D. 1120- 1110, from which he derived the name Porter. in 1637, John Porter, with Rose, his wife, and his seven children. joined the settlement at Windsor, Conn. He was made constable, then a high and responsible office, and, as appears by his will, was a man of considerable substance. Samuel Porter, son of John and Rose Porter, was one of the original settlers of Iladley in 1659, and one of the forty seven proprietors of an allot- ment on the broad west street of that his- torie town. Ilis son. llon. Samuel Porter of Hadley, a representative to the general court, an extensive trader with England and judge and sheriff of the county, "left to his family an immense estate of £10,000." His son. Eleazer Porter of Hadley. married a granddaughter of William Pitkin. one of the founders of Hartford. and attorney general of the state. Sarah. daughter of Hleazer. married Rey. Samuel Hopkins, D. D. llon. Eleazer Porter of lladley, son of Eleazer, graduated from Yale college in 17Is, was a justice of the prace and judge of probate. He married Susanna Edwards, daughter of the Rev. Dr. Jonathan Ed- wards of Northampton, president of Prince- ton university. Dr. William Porter, son of Beazer and Susanna Edwards Porter, was a physician and trader In Hadley. He mar ried Charlotte Williams, daughter of llon. William Williams of balton and grand daughter of Col. Israel Williams of Hat- field. : distinguished officer in the French and Indian wars of 1744 55. Charlotte Williams was descended in the sixth gene- ration from Robert Williams, who came from Wales to Roxbury in 163s, and Robert Ash- es. who came to Springfield in 1639. Eu nlee Wiliams of Deerfield, the "unredeemed
wars. 1704). was of this same family and was the great-grandmother of the Rev. Ele- azer Williams, of Green Bay, Wis., the re- puted Dauphin. Louis XVII of France. So was also the Hon. William Williams of Con- nectient. one of the siguers of the declara- tion of independence. James Bayard Por- ter. son of Dr. William and Charlotte Will- iams Porter, was a merchant in Hadley, jus- tice of the peace and trustee and treasurer of Hopkins academy. lle married Susan- na Parsons, daughter of Ebenezer and Eunice Clarke Parsons of lladley. Ebene- zer Parsons was descended in the fifth gen- eration from Joseph Parsons of Devonshire, England, who settled in Springfield in 1636. Eunice Clarke was the daughter of Captain Samuel Clarke of Northampton. The chil- dren of James B. Porter and Susanna Par- sons Porter are Edward Clarke. born in Hadley. December 3. 1836, educated in Hop- kins academy, Hadley, and Yale college, graduating from Yale, class poet. 1858. Ile delivered the poem at the bi-centennial celebration in Hadley, June 8. 1859 ; mar- ried Julia Foster. Oct. 10. 1866. daughter of Dr. John 11. Foster of Chicago. ill .; was rector of St. James' church, Chicago, and St. Luke's, Racine. Wis. He died at Ra. cine, January S. 1876: buried in Rose Hill cemetery. Chicago. Charlotte Williams Por- ter, born in Hadley, October 6. 1840, edu- ented in Hopkins academy and Miss Porter's school. Farmington. Conn. ; principal of The Elms, home, day and music school for girls. Hadley. This school was removed to Springfield in 1881 and continues as "The Elms." home. day. college preparatory and music school for girls, lligh street and in- graham avenue. William Parsons Porter, born in Hadley. March 9. 1844: graduated from flopkins academy : merchant in llad- ley until ISSO, when he removed to Spring- field and became a partner with L. Z. Cutler ('utler & Porter) : is trustee and treasurer of Hopkins academy. Hadley, and director of Second National bank, Springfield ; mar- ried. April 28, 1886. Mary Bartlett. daugh- ter of the late Asahel II. Bartlett. New York city. and Minerva Miller. daughter of Captain John Miller of Ludlow. (Their children : James Bartlett. born and died February 4. 1867, William Bartlett. born september 10, 199. died February 19. 1859: Edward Maurice, born March 23 23. 1891.)
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